Overview
- The SACD says it filed an urgent référé on November 3 after roughly four years of failed talks with the platform.
- A first hearing at the Paris judicial court is scheduled for March 18, with service of the case transmitted to Ireland.
- The complaint alleges long‑running, unauthorized sharing of extracts from films, series, animation and comedy controlled by the SACD.
- Cited examples include OSS 117, Brice de Nice, Les Choristes, Astérix et Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre, Kaamelott, Petit Ours Brun and comedy acts by Caroline Vigneaux and Les Bodin’s.
- The SACD seeks damages for rights‑holders and demands disclosure of financial data, while TikTok had not commented in the reports.